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K. E. PEILER AND W, A. LORENZ. MOLD FOR GLASSWARE.

APPLICATIGN min MAR. 26. :915.

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K. E. PEILER AND W, A: LQHENZ,

MOLD FOR GLASSWARE. APPLICAHON FILED maze. 1915 liuiented Feb. 17,1920. A Z9 2 SHEETS--SHEEI 2 ually operated or'smi alito'mn'tic glass blow vice preventing it fromiiign g v p rm- 1, in ing machine, Mpldsof'this class em toyed advertently or oth'engi'-,,e gpti'athgthe for lZhQShfl in of lassw'are which wrote closed-together position ,fllhe inold; necked orh on deregforin so that it c ppot: ,UOH'S. M '1 UNlllflill) SlllA'lllES PATENT OFFICE.

KARL E. PEILER AND W'ILLIAM TO HABTFOR'D-FAIRMONT COMPANY. TION OF NEW YORK.

MOLD FOR GLASSWA.

Application filed March 26. 1915.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known t at we, KARL E. IEiLnn and Gnu/iii A. Loaexz, citizens of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Molds for Glassware, f which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved sectional mold for use in the shaping of glassware, the improvements enabling the mold to be opened and closed, locked and unlocked, all h v one hand of other hand free to remove the glasswtrre, or for any other purpose.

While the invention is applicable to other uses, it is herein shown and described as being especially adapted for use in emanbe ejected endwise'frorni t he mold, are; m'only banned 'seetionilpnolds, being in s'eparahld-i sectionsfgi iei ally lunged gether'atione sidetoo n'on' the'othe 'Ihse moldsmusthe gether imttheircl mm i one own the mold 'i-il'vity-"or ahnttirifihide of the 'n'ihld" lo ed position, so as to give easy access to the ware, and to enable it to he lifted out without Striking the sides of the mold. the use of ban'd operated molds of this class, it. has been necessary for the operator to use hoth hands for the unlocking and opening of the niold section's. while holding in one hand tone; or other implements 'which are then used for removing the wave, after \\lll('l| both hands must again be. used for closing together and clamping the sections, in readiness for the next succeeding shaping operation.

In the present invention the mold sections. whieh are preferably hinged together on a verti al pin to swing hori'mntnlly, are alxo connected together by means which cause the Sections" to participate in their winging movements. all ecti n being thusmoved in response o one hand of the opera- Specification of Letters Patent.

the operator, leaving his oserl position. I g h partly in section, eho

we; lne amped Q1151, I swung ,open to enahle the' ware to bofremoved. It is usually[necessary to swing both of the sections away from their central Patented Feb. 17, 1920. Eerie! No. 17.181.

tor applied to any of them. Preferably cnch movement is equalized between the sections, or in other words, is imparted equally to each of them, since it is usually necessary to open all sections to an ual extent from their closed position, leaving the ressed ware .centmlly between them to a] ow its free removal.

The invention also provides for clamping the mold sections firmly together and unclompin them by the same single band employe for opening "and closing them, the clamping movement 2g}; continuation of the closing movemn jirid the o ening movement hein; a cohtln'uation of t a un- (lamping movement of'thdhdl'ld.

The invention also iides means -for guiding,- eln'mping destruction of the the mold. Fig. 4 ialt' into". p view in section tnlten'tlill'd g 'itlie; clamp arm. Fig. 5 is a plan viei'g 'iin d l'Fi elevation of a modified "otirihttitdmnoflhd app:lrntus.'showing n gedrt'fd connection lietween the sections instep i'fofthe linkage connertion of Figs. 1 and 2: Fig.7 is a sidielevation, showing the operating handle in its raised position. j

The apparatus of Fipsg l nnd 2 ismounted upon a base plate penn g n'ver'tieal hinge stud 6 for the moldaections 7 and ,8; and also carrying 11 hinpn' "Stiul 9 for the link arm 10. The sections, herein shown to be two in number, are dis-'osed 'and connected so as to close toget nor on opposite sides of the centering lmso' l1,which may be made integrally with the hnsfc 'plato 5, as shown in Fig. 2, or be maden [separate piece 12 removable secured to the base plate 5,115 shown in Fig. 3. The latter construction onahl Hm. centering piece. to he renewed or I'll-lll i, nmirilnining its central position. W'hen the mold scctionsmre clowd, the top i on surface of the base forms the bottom of the mold cavity or matrix, half of which is re cessed at 13 and 14 into the mold sections 7 and 8, respectively. The bases are preferably provided with an undercut annular ledge 15, fitting corresponding recesses in the mold sections when the latter are closed, thus tending to hold the sections firmly down upon the base plate 5 when they are clamped together around the base.

The mold sections are provided with the bosses 20 and 21, which are connected by links 22 and 23 and pivot pins 2. with the pivot pin 24 carried at the end of the link arm 10. which serves as a swinging guide for the pin 24, and for the adjacent ends of the links 22 and 23, thereby controlling the relative closing movements of the mold sections, and substantially equalizing those movements. The connecting pins and studs" are preferably made removable so that the parts may be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled. This link connection onables the-mold sections to be opened or closed concurrently by the movement of either of them. Each operates on the other through their connection. which compels concurrence of movement. A stop pin 26 may be employed to limit their opening movement, which would be sullicicnt to enable the piece of finished glassware left standing upon the base 11 to be readily lifted away by means of tongs or other suitable appliances.

An operating handle 30 is hinged upon the stud 31 carried by a lug 32 on either of the sections, in this case the section 7. This handle serves the double function of opening and closing the mold sections. aml of clamping them firmly togcther when closed. For its clamping function the handle ispiv otcd as above described. and is provided with clamping arms 33 and Bi, best shown in section in Fig. 4. having beveled inncr faces which engage the opposite outer sides of the lugs 35 and 36, projecting from the outer swinging ends of the mold sections. The movements of the mold sections to their closed position, brings the lugs 35 and 36 together inside of the clamping arms of the handle, which is then swung downwardly to its clamping position shown in Figs. 2 and 4. A suitable amount of end play of the handle 30 on its hinge stud 31 is allowed to permit the mold sections to center themselves by the base piece 11, instead of being determined by the position of the handle, which by sliding lcngthwisc upon the stud 31 is accommodated to the centered position of the mold sections. Thus the strain of clamping the sections together is applied close to the matrix. by direct connection through the solid one piece clamp arms, without employing or reacting upon any linkage or toggle devices,

the flexibility of which would lessen the firmness of the grip. F or convenience and compactness the outer portion 37 of the handle may be made to unscrew from its pivoted and clamping portion, as shown inlileans are provided for holding the handle in its raised. unclamped osition. shown in Fig. 7, and by dot-anc -dash lines in Fig. 2. during and preferably throughout its swinging movement. thus holding the clamping arms 33 and 34 clear of the clamping lugs 35 and 36. For this purpose, the handle is provided with an arm 40, the end of which rests against theare shaped guide 4-1 at the edge of the base plate 5. Arriving at its closed position, the arm 40 clears its guiding surface 41 and enters the clearance slot 42 in the base plate allowin the handle to be swung downwardly to c amp the sections together.

A stop 43 for the upward. unclamping movement of the handle. best shown in Figs. 1 and 7, abuts against the mold section when the arm 40 is withdrawn from the slot #2 far enough to clear the guide 41 and thus permit the horizontal movement of the handle to open the sections. This enables the operator to determine promptly, by the sense of feeling. when the sections are fully unclamped.

The operating handle 30 may be mounted upon either of the sections 7 or 8. the choice depending somewhat upon the type of the machine with which the apparatus is employcd. or the direction of movement, it used while traveling. or upon other conditions.

This apparatus is well adapted for use with a rotary machine, having a revolving horizontal table carrying a number of these molds. which are operated in succession as they pass by the operator, who, with one hand unclamps and opens the mold, then closes and rcclamps it. meanwhile removing the glassware with tongs held in his other hand. It has heretofore been necessary in hand operated machines, for the operator to use both hands for opening and closing the mold. letting go with one hand. while using tongs to remove the pressed ware. then grasping the handle again with that hand to assist the other hand in closing and clamping the mold .in readiness for recciving the next blank. The adaptability of the present mold to be unclamped. opened. closed and reclampe d. with one hand. without letting go of the operating ha ndlc. enables the work to be much more easily. and quickly performed, with less liability of failure, or accident.

Although the mold may be thus operated by one hand. it may he found convenient to provide a fined handle 45 for the other mated section, especially when the apparatus travels in the same direction as the closing movement of the handle. it for example, u now fretpientlv happens. the operator should he delayed in removing the glu.--s\\ar0. bet-nose of stirhing or for .un other reason. llt might not huve time to llfifl the mold uguin h v pushing the operating handle 30 t'orwn rd in the dirertiou of travel of the mat-lune. in that ruse. either the operator or the transfer lio v i-ould merely h v holding buck the. fixed handle to, close the sections together. hitll would then he looked hr falling movement of the operut ing handle 30. supplemented it need he hr :1 tap from the hund ot' the operator, or of the transfer boy when it l'eut'hvs him. .\.ll of this, however. requires only u ingle hand of the operator. due to the cirrunmtmee that the sections are eonnerted o that either section when moved will roururr ntlv move the other section.

In the modifications shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the sections 48 and 4.) are p voted upon it, hinge pin 50. as in the previoin figures, but are connected by gearing instead of by linkage. The gear 53 is secured to a downwardlyprojecting huh 54 of the mold section 49, while the gear 51 is similarly secured to the nrm 52 of the other mold section 48. The first gear 51 meshes with the. intermediate gear 56 on the pivot stud 57, while the gear meshes with another intermediate gear 58 on the pivot stud 59, these studs, as well as the hinge stud 50, being carried by the. base plate 60. The in tel-mediate gears 56 and .38 mesh together as shown in Fig. 5. This double intermediate, connection with the gears 51 and 53 causes them to move in opposite directions when moved by the opening or closing of either of-the sections. which thus operates through this geared ronnertion to open and (-lose' the St'ttlHTl-H concurrently us in the nrrungenient already tita 'rilflti in eonneetion with the preceding figures.

The operating nnd rluniping devit-es' of this modified arrangement are or mu he like those :ilreudr desrrihed in rounrrtiou with Figs. 1 Mid und heure need no spet-itie description here.

The ll'nntllh'lits of the operating handle. horizontally with the mold sertion, and vertirnllv on the mold eu-i'tion. dest-rilie an upprovinnilelv L-shriped path. along \vhieh the operator moves his lizuul l1:l"l( and forth. elmnging the direction of movement when stopped at the .ziugle. From its nnvarying guided re wtiti n. this mmement soon he- (times w holl ruet'lninicul with ut conscious guidunre or nttentior. on the purl: of the operzttoi. uho is thus left free to devote his en tire attention to the other operntiomund other eonditiom of the machine.

1- eluini .l2- our inveuti nr-- l. The l'utllllilldlitilt, ith n t-L'tilI)llill mold for glusnvure. ot' a rlzunping devire for i-Iumping the serti ns in their rlosed position. an operating handle for the rlumping ilevirr mounted on one of thesertions to more in :i tlile 'tion ditl'eri-nt from thnt; of he opening and rlosing movement of it eetion, und :1 guide udjureul to the puth ol' opening mid rinsing movement of the rluuiping drvire for preventing its i-lmnping move ment at open positions of the sertions.

2. The rmnhinution. with et'tionul mold for glassware. having sertions mounted for swinging movement to and from their elosed position. a elninping devire t'or clamping the sections at their .'lll .ti po itiou. int-luding an operating hundltmounted upon one of the sections for swinging movement upon an axis ditl'errut from that ol' the swinging sections, and menus for i-outrolling the HIOUllltlltS ofthe Plumping device to prevent; its rhunping movenn-nt during the swinging movement of the Slt'iltlllfi.

The combination. ith n sertionul mold having mold sections mounted for horizontal swinging movement. it lever mounted on one of the sertions fo vertirul swinging movement, and provided with menus for clamping the sections together at their closed position, and a guide engaging with the clamping devir'e. to prevent its clamping movement Otht-I'Wist than at the closed position of the sertions.

4. The combination. in n mold for glasware, of :1 base, mold sections mounted upon the base for swinging movement, a clamping devii-e for the sections: mounted uponone of them for swinging movi-uu-nt, for clamping the seetions together :it their elosed position. and a control meuiher engaging with the linH. the lmso being udnpted to control the swinging movement of the clumpin tilvice, during the dosing movements of tho set-thins whereby the elumping device is prevented from interferin with the said closing movement.

in testimony hereof we have signed our nameto this specitiention.

K A R l, E. TEIIJ'IR. W l LL] A M A. LOR l) NZ. 

